“Marine ecologists have focused on competitive and predatory interactions while neglecting positive interactions," said ...
In recent decades, chronic diseases have risen sharply worldwide, including gastrointestinal disorders, metabolic diseases ...
Harmful algal blooms are not all the same. That's true even of the blooms within northwest Ohio, where researchers have long known that the strain of cyanobacteria that typically dominates blooms in ...
The input of fresh organic matter, and the induced priming effect (PE), has long been recognized as a critical regulator of soil organic matter (SOM) ...
Researchers have mapped how microbes underpin our food systems—and how we can stop their decline. Published in Frontiers in Science, their map of "agri-food system microbiomes" reveals how players at ...
The holobiont paradigm finally recognizes that macroorganism development and health, like all other natural ecosystems, are influenced by the diverse microbial communities they host. However, ...
In a 150-day microcosm experiment, simulated acid rain increased the persistence of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and triggered rapid genetic and phenotypic adaptation. The stress destabilized native ...